adjadj.alllacking or indicating lack of confidence or assuranceAttributes:assurance authority confidence self-assurance self-confidence sureness certainty
Synset:incertain unsure
Examples:- uncertain of his convictions
- unsure of himself and his future
- moving with uncertain (or unsure) steps
- an uncertain smile
- touched the ornaments with uncertain fingers
Antonyms:surecertain
Derivationally Related Form:uncertainness
Inherited Hypernyms:uncertain
Similar to:ambivalent doubtful dubious groping
adjadj.allnot established beyond doubt; still undecided or unknownAttributes:certainty foregone conclusion sure thing
Examples:- an uncertain future
- a manuscript of uncertain origin
- plans are still uncertain
- changes of great if uncertain consequences
- without further evidence his story must remain uncertain
Antonyms:certain
Derivationally Related Form:uncertainness
Inherited Hypernyms:uncertain
Similar to:indefinite up in the air
See also:indeterminate undetermined
adjadj.allnot established or confirmedSynset:unsealed
Examples:- his doom is as yet unsealed
Antonyms:sealed
Derivationally Related Form:uncertainness
Inherited Hypernyms:unsealed
adjadj.allnot certain to occur; not inevitableExamples:- everything is uncertain about the army
- the issue is uncertain
Antonyms:certain
Derivationally Related Form:uncertainness
Inherited Hypernyms:uncertain
Similar to:chancy flukey fluky iffy contingent up in the air
See also:unpredictable
adj satadj.allsubject to changeSynset:changeable unsettled
Examples:- a changeable climate
- the weather is uncertain
- unsettled weather with rain and hail and sunshine coming one right after the other
Antonyms:invariable
Derivationally Related Form:changeablenesschangeability
Inherited Hypernyms:changeable
Similar to:variable
adj satadj.allnot consistent or dependableExamples:- an uncertain recollection of events
- a gun with a rather uncertain trigger
Antonyms:dependablereliable
Derivationally Related Form:uncertainness
Inherited Hypernyms:uncertain
Similar to:undependable unreliable
adj satadj.allambiguous (especially in the negative)Examples:- she spoke in no uncertain terms
Antonyms:unambiguous
Inherited Hypernyms:uncertain
Similar to:ambiguous